A -based entertainer has sued pop superstar over her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl, saying she initially came up with the name and concept.
Writer-entertainer Maren Wade filed legal documents in federal court Monday accusing Swift, 36, and UMG Recordings of trademark infringement, false designation and unfair competition, according to records reviewed by the Daily Mail.
'A solo performer who spent twelve years building a brand shouldn't have to watch it disappear because someone bigger came along,' Wade's attorney Jaymie Parkinnen said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
Wade asked the -based court to award her damages, and restrict the Grammy-winning artist from continuing to market The Life of a Showgirl with that name.
Wade, a one-time contestant on , told the court that beginning in 2014, she penned a column in the publication Las Vegas Weekly titled Confessions of a Showgirl, in which she discussed her career as an entertainer.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Swift and Wade for further comment on the story.
A Las Vegas based entertainer has sued pop superstar Taylor Swift over her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl, saying she initially came up with the concept. Swift pictured March 26 in LA
Wade's lawyers said in the court filing that she trademarked the Confessions of a Showgirl brand in 2015, and has expanded it to include a podcast, live shows, and TV and theater projects.
Swift had unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register The Life of a Showgirl name, according to lawyers for Wade
The Life of a Showgirl ended 2025 as the year's best-selling album
Wade's attorneys said the name of the product misleads consumers into thinking she had copied Swift's product, when it was the other way around.
